Saddle.



N0. 886,670. PATENTBD MAY 5, 1908. J WITTNER SADDLE.

uruouxon rn.sn um: v 1901 JOHN WITTNER, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

BADDLE.

Spocifioation o! Lettern Patent.

Applioutlon fllod Inne 7, 1907. 8erlv.l N0. 877786.

Patented Ma.y b, 1908.

T all whom vlt mag; concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WIITNER, a citizen of the Re ublic of Switzerland, und a resident of H0 oken, in the county of Hudson und State of New Jerse have invented a new and Improved Sd( le, of which the following is a speoification.

My invention relates to the class 0f devices used for stilfening and reserving the form of saddles, forming art o? a harness und the 0bject of my inventwn is to rovide a device of this dass tha.t Will rest rml und securel a%ainst the animal upon whic the saddle 1s p aced und conform to the movements of the animal thereby avoiding chaflng er rubbing und consequent sores; und a further oblect of the inv entio'n is to so construct the sa dle that garts may be readily removed und repluce for various purposes.

A form of device in the use of which these objects may be atta.ined is illqstrated in the accompanying dra.wings in whxch Figure 1 is a rspective view 0f a saddle embodying my mvention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevatxon of the saddletree und saut detached. Fig. 3 is a. view in section through the saddle, the saddletree being shown m full und parts broken away. Fi 4 is a detail view, partially in section, s owing the method of attachin the back-strap loop and check-rein hook. %igs. 5 und 6 are views showing a slightly modified foxm 0f the invention.

In the uccompanying dmwin s the numeral 8 denotes a pa.d that may e formed in tho usuul mmmer, as to the under coverin r layer and the adding material. This pa mu.r be entire y inclosed within a covering inc uding u top 9, m this top 9 may be emitted ns is usual in s0me fmms 0f construction. llowever this may be, u o.cket is fonned bet.ween tl\e pad und the s lrt 10 within which my improved snddletxee is located.

The sad lletree consists 0f a center 11 coustructed of any suitable muterial preferably sheet metnl bellt t0 slmpe. The si le parts 12 ol the smldletree are ]Oill(l 10 the center 11 by hin es 13 at 0 osite ende uf tlle latter. In tl1e preferre& ?orm 0f construction a knuckle is formed at the edges of the center, leavin an opening 14 prefembly facing towurd t e center, ms shcwn in Fig. 3.

' The side pieces are formal of two bals 16, 17 extending practicully parallel with euch other und jomed by a tie 18. Openings 19 am made in one of the bare for the reception of the terrets. The center, in one form of device, is composed of tw0 pieces 11, counterparts euch of the other und lmving upenings or slots 20 for the rece tion of eyes 21 extending from t.he uncler Si( e uf the seat 22. These eyes receive, the 0ne v.t the front end the check-rein hook 23 und that at the roar the back-strap loop 24, whicl1 pieces ure extended underneath und re5ting xwninst the Center 11, passin through snid 00 s. Screws 25 may be emp oyed for sccuring 510 check-rein hook and back-strap loop in position against endwise movement. T l1e terrets 26 l0cated up0n tlle jockey 27 mss through the latter und through the skilt um) the openings 19 in which they ure secured us by interen aging screw-thremled parts; A uide 31 or the back-band also projects rom the under side of the seat.

The billets 28 may be secured t0 the saddle in any suitable manner und t.he back-band 29 is passed through openings 30 in the skirt 10, which openings are prefembl at 01 nenr the ends of the jockey 27. The nck-bnml after passing into the openings 30 extends umlerneath the tie 18 und between the side bars 16 und 17 through the guide 31 0n tl1e sent an l thence downwurd 0n the ot'ner side in tl1e same manner. The ties 01' burs 18 prevent .the back-band from exerting any stmin on the jockey to tear it from position in u lateral movement of the back-band caused by the thills.

The hinges 13 are formal by ongngement 0f tlxe loops 15 formed ut tho. on ls of tlw. side bms withln the openings 14 witlxin tlw knuckles forming urtof thehinge. Pins 32 extemling from t e under side of tl1e seat und tl1rough 0 enings 40 in the center lie in fl0nt of euch 0 the openings 14 und provont disenga ement 0f the hinge l purts.

It will thus be seen tlmt tl10 sout nmy lw reudily rmnovml louving tlw purts of Um sxuldletree in condition to lw onsily separnted und removed for any pu1pusc, us lor thut 0f re mit 01 replacmnunt 01 wurm pults.

While tl1e tie 18 cunnecting tlw twu si lv arte of the structuro illustmtod in Fig. ms been sll0Wll us rni wd ulmve tlw plane. ul the si le pnrts, l du not limit 11\ \'s0lf w lhu tie thus mised but mntcmplutu uny (011- struction so long als tlxexe is an oponi1w underneath the tie through whivh tlm lmckbuml nmy pluy.

In the l0rm uf the dovice slmwn in Figs. 5 und 0 the side bare 33 0l Lhe sud lletrvd um 

